whirl
[ hwurl, wurl ]
/ ʰwɜrl, wɜrl /
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verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
noun
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Origin of whirl
1250–1300; Middle English whirlen<Old Norse hvirfla to whirl, akin to Old English hwyrflung turning, revolving, hwyrfel circuit; see whorl
OTHER WORDS FROM whirl
whirler, nounwhirl·ing·ly, adverboutwhirl, verb (used with object)un·whirled, adjectiveWords nearby whirl
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British Dictionary definitions for whirl
whirl
/ (wɜːl) /
verb
noun
Derived forms of whirl
whirler, nounwhirling, adjectivewhirlingly, adverbWord Origin for whirl
C13: from Old Norse hvirfla to turn about; related to Old High German wirbil whirlwind
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Idioms and Phrases with whirl
whirl
see give something a whirl.
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